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Inkblots
02-19-2011, 12:24 PM
“It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government.”

That wasn’t Newt Gingrich, or Ron Paul, or Ronald Reagan talking. That was George Meany — the former President of the AFL-CIO — in 1955. . .

The founders of the labor movement viewed unions as a vehicle to get workers more of the profits they help create. Government workers, however, don’t generate profits. They merely negotiate for more tax money. When government unions strike, they strike against taxpayers. FDR considered this “unthinkable and intolerable.”
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More states should heed the AFL-CIO Executive Council’s 1959 advice:
"in terms of accepted collective bargaining procedures, government workers have no right beyond the authority to petition Congress—a right available to every citizen."
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/02/19/fdr-warmed-us/

There are some great quotes in this blog post to buttress arguments against public sector unionization. Here's hoping the reform acts pass in Wisconsin, Ohio, and a host of other states!